European
Americanadjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
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native to or derived from Europe.
traditional European customs; European languages.
noun
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Europeans
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Europe.
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a person of European descent.
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(in East Africa and Asia) a white person; Caucasian.
adjective
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of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants
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native to or derived from Europe
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Europe
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a person of European descent
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a supporter of the European Union or of political union of the countries of Europe or a part of it
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
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Europeanismnoun
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anti-Europeanadjective
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inter-Europeanadjective
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non-Europeanadjective
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pro-Europeanadjective
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pseudo-Europeanadjective
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un-Europeanadjective
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Europeanlyadverb
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Etymology
Origin of European
Example Sentences
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"Oil is the central economic lever," said Nino Lezhava, a fellow at the Washington-based Center for European Policy Analysis.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Ratcliffe also discussed re-energizing talks with Ukraine to end Russia’s invasion, U.S. and European officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Jim: Five years ago Rangers were in a European final, now we can't even qualify for the third tier European competition.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
C-17 military cargo plane from Latvia, sent European officials scrambling for information after news of the visit spread, some of those officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The whole evening radiated an Old World ambience, as though the event were taking place in 1872, in a huge European beer garden, rather than 1972, in a covered Icelandic arena.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
As for the “wedge” and “contiguity,” have the Europeans looked at a map?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Many people didn't want me to announce that Petrobras had won the licence because they said that the Europeans would be annoyed," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Friday is expected to see some 150 million Europeans -- particularly in France, Germany, Spain and Italy -- experience temperatures over 35C, according to AFP calculations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some of the specimens may date back to the arrival of the first Europeans and the establishment of the city during the 1840s.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
As it was, the Europeans had their hands full trying to understand the strange behavior of the electron.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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